The Thai authorities are working alongside UN agencies to not just improve the availability of services following the change in the way people are sentenced for drugs crimes, but also reduce the stigmatization of people who use drugs and ensure they have access to services where they feel comfortable. UN News spoke with the UNAIDS Country…
Russian attacks overnight, killed three people – including the girl’s mother – and wounded 11 others, according to news reports. It followed a reported 17 strikes on the capital during May, and the fourth this week. More than 1,500 killed, injured Ms. Brown expressed her sympathy to the families of “over 1,500 children killed and…
The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr. Guterres called on Uganda to fully respect its international human rights obligations, “in particular the principle of non-discrimination and the respect for personal privacy”, irrespective of sexual orientation and gender identity. He also…
Senator Bob Menendez, head of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Pakistan. Senator Bob Menendez in a meeting with Pakistani-American Dr. Asif Mehmood said that he does not want chaos in Pakistan, but stability. Bob Menendez said that he is concerned about innocent Pakistani-Americans being arrested…
Washington: The US government has released an annual report on religious freedom in the world, but despite the commission’s recommendations, the US has not included India in the countries of concern. According to the details, during the press conference of the spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, ARY News asked why India was…
Strong democracy in Pakistan is in our interest, America; Photo: File Washington: The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan and said that he supports efforts to normalize the situation. According to a foreign news agency, Bob Mendez called for the immediate restoration of…
Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan. Bob Mendez said that he is monitoring the ongoing troubling situation in Pakistan. He said that he supports the efforts to end the tension. Bob Mendez said that the immediate restoration of Internet services for the people…
Volker Perthes, who is also head of UN Transition Assistance Mission UNITAMS, welcomed the lull in fighting in some parts of the country between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), noting that “it is not being fully respected”. He called on both sides to stick to the final…
In a first since 2020, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Longtime Saudi solidarity with Palestine refugees topped the agenda of his talks with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed ElKhereji, and the Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian…
“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, ‘joint enterprise’ convictions, and the dehumanising nature”, of the so-called ‘stop and search’ policing strategy, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in a statement at the end of an official…
